Growth Metrics

Southern Copper (SCCO) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Southern Copper has reported Research & Development over the past 17 years, most recently at $17.2 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Research & Development at $17.2 million for Q4 2025, up 4.24% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $52.8 million (down 13.44% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $52.8 million, down 13.3%.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $17.2 million at Southern Copper, up from $10.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for SCCO hit a ceiling of $18.6 million in Q2 2024 and a floor of $6.4 million in Q1 2021.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $12.0 million (2023), compared with a mean of $12.7 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: plummeted 33.53% in 2022 and later soared 61.46% in 2023.
  • Southern Copper's Research & Development stood at $16.7 million in 2021, then plummeted by 33.53% to $11.1 million in 2022, then soared by 39.64% to $15.5 million in 2023, then grew by 6.45% to $16.5 million in 2024, then increased by 4.24% to $17.2 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Research & Development were $17.2 million (Q4 2025), $10.2 million (Q3 2025), and $13.7 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.